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January 4, 2026 · 5:00 pm

Chandrika & Asiff Hussein Back the Present Sri Lankan Government

ALWAYS SUPPORT A GOVERNMENT THAT DOES GOOD! Yes, even Madame Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga knows that in her heart. Having lost her beloved father to nationalist extremism, she very well knows the dangers of the very forces he unleashed to the … Continue reading →

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June 24, 2025 · 6:08 pm

Cliffhanger Cricket at Headingley in UK

Errol the Fernando in Melbourne, writing to his alter ego, Gavin Assauw, 24 June 2025 Dear Gavin, This is exactly what Ben Stokes had in mind when he won the toss and inserted. He wanted a fourth innings chase on … Continue reading →

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September 16, 2025 · 11:55 am

Hong Kong Give Sri Lanka A Scare in Asia Cup

ITEM in The Island, 16 Septmber  2025 with this title “Nissanke helps Sri Lanka edge sloppy Hong Kong in a thriller” A Pathum Nissanka fifty at the top of the innings, and a Wanidu Hasaranga cameo at the end saw … Continue reading →

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May 14, 2024 · 9:08 pm

The Pros & Cons of T20 Cricket Today …. Six-hitting Sleepiness?

Ian Chappell, in  ESPNcricinfo, 5 May 2024 where the title reads “Will T20 get to the point where it becomes wearisome?” Over the years I’ve learnt that for every upside in an idea – no matter how good – it’s … Continue reading →

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August 30, 2025 · 1:50 am

Sri Lanka Snatch Victory from the Jaws of Defeat

First 50-Over ODI in Harare  is a Nailbiter …  followed  by this Thuppahiyaaa on ball-by-ball script in ESPN ………………  With one MADUSHANKA producing  a hat trick in  Over no 50 to complement Asitha  Fernando’s superb over no 49 Zimbabwe vs … Continue reading →

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May 17, 2022 · 7:46 pm

Big Power Manoeuvres in and around Sri Lanka: The Bandarage Essay

Mr C .… an orignal piece for Thuppahi** … with highlighting being the work of The Editor, Thuppahi I found Asoka Bandarage’s essay was okay, but it suffers from a few argumentative flaws I will discuss in this article.  The writer … Continue reading →

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October 24, 2024 · 6:35 pm

Sri Lankans Smother Windies Comfortably in ODI at Pallekelle

Andrew Fidel Fernando in ESPNcricinfo, 23 October 2024, where the title reads “Hasaranga and Theekshana spin West Indies out and seal Sri Lanka series win” Rutherford and Motie put on a WI record ninth-wicket stand but it was in vain. … Continue reading →

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February 22, 2025 · 9:04 am

Richard Simon’s THOMIA …. On The Launching Pod Now

THOMIA …. with the world and the moon in its sights and landing sites RICHARD’s NOTE, 20 February 2024 Two important Thomia-related things happened yesterday. First, I had a call from Softwave to confirm that the first completed copies of … Continue reading →

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February 9, 2026 · 8:11 pm

Kamindu Mendis Steps Up …..

 Andrew Fidel Fernando = “Versatile Kamindu hints at finding his T20 home” … in ESPNcricinfo, 9 Feb 2026 The allrounder has long seemed a ready-made T20 cricketer and this innings may be the performance he needed. Sometimes you can be a … Continue reading →

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December 1, 2025 · 11:06 pm

Slash! Smash! Hewavisenti’s Review of The SL Cricket Scenario

Hiran Hewavisenti  in FACEBOOK, #0 November 2025  ……………eoSopsdrnt3t27c39ft1tht9c4729m517ul00gcifl02ihtu7gg17a69949i · HORSES FOR COURSES Sadly, there was no respite for a nation on the brink – not even from an oval in Rawalpindi and a game that has brought cheer to so many … Continue reading →

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